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KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced 24-hours gas holiday for all industries including their power generation units and all CNG stations in Sindh from 08:00am on Sunday, May 19, 2024 to 08:00am on Monday, May 20, 2024.
“Due to the shortages of gas supplies in SSGC’s system, the availability of gas has decreased, resulting in the depletion of line pack, causing low pressures in the system,” SSGC said.
All sectors have received a strong warning from the SSGC, informing them that any infraction of the gas holiday will not be tolerated. Any industry found to be in violation of this timeframe will really be subject to a minimum seven-day gas disconnection.
Earlier in March, the SSGC had shut down gas supplies to all industries and compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in Sindh for 48 hours, citing low pressure and shortages in its system.
The gas utility had said that the decision was made in accordance with the gas sales agreement for industrial customers approved by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) and the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet, which allows the SSGC to manage gas load according to the sectoral priority order.
